Artists
- Ailish Tynansoprano
- Kitty Whatelymezzo-soprano
- Nicholas Phantenor
- Ashley Richesbass-baritone
- Anna Tilbrookpiano
- Natasha Logesspeaker
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Ailish Tynan
Image credit: © Benjamin Ealovega
A British Voice: The Royal College of Music’s Cornucopia of English Song
Ailish Tynan soprano; Kitty Whately mezzo-soprano; Nicholas Phan tenor; Ashley Riches bass-baritone; Anna Tilbrook piano; Natasha Loges speaker
- Date
- Sat 08 Nov 2025, 4.30pm
- Tickets
- £18 (concessions £16)
- Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket
Programme
- Charles Villiers Stanford1852-1924
- La belle dame sans merci
- Ralph Vaughan Williams1872-1958
- The House of Life:
- Silent Noon
- John Ireland1879-1962
- Earth's call
- Frank Bridge1879-1941
- Love went a-riding
- Rebecca Clarke1886-1979
- June Twilight
- George Butterworth1885-1916
- 6 Songs from A Shropshire Lad:
- The lads in their hundreds
- Ivor Gurney1890-1937
- Sleep
- Herbert Howells1892-1983
- King David
- Muriel Herbert1897-1984
- The Lake Isle of Innisfree
- Elizabeth Maconchy1907-1994
- The Woodspurge
Overview
A recital with conversation led by Natasha Loges, exploring the staggering wealth of English song composers coming through the Royal College of Music (RCM) in the early part of the 20th Century, and the strive to find a national musical voice to match that of Germany and Austria.
Rebecca Clarke became the first woman to study composition with Charles Villiers Stanford at the RCM in 1907. Stanford’s legacy as teacher runs throughout this programme of works by eight of his pupils, including George Butterworth, destined to die while on active service in 1916, and Muriel Herbert, lifted from family poverty in Liverpool by a scholarship to study at the RCM.